Sunday, November 27, 2011

Review for Amp Energy--Sugar Free

CAFFEINE
CONTENT

142
mg

EASE
IN ACQUISITION—5

Amp
Energy—Sugar Free is on the scarcer side of things. The more I watch for it the less I seem to see it; I would
advise that any desirous to satisfy their curiosity by trying it out pick it up
sooner rather than later, before it vanishes altogether.

APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—6.5

Due
to the vast exposure of aluminum over the periphery of the can, Amp
Energy—Sugar Free looks a bit bland, albeit not as much as it could gave been. I do very much like the black flame and the shade
of green employed here and would love seeing Amp do something more complete
with this scheme in the future, but until then Sugar Free’s all we’ve got.

TASTE—6.5

I
found the taste of Amp Energy—Sugar Free to be curiously distinct from the
original Amp Energy. While the
latter was principally passion fruit and orange flavored, the former reminds me
more of the less-than-placeable citrus-ish taste of the original Mountain Dew,
though it does taste slightly watered down and is overwhelmed a bit by the
aftertaste of artificial sweeteners.
If you like Mountain Dew there is a chance you’ll like Amp Energy—Sugar
Free, though the aforementioned artificial sweeteners are not skillfully employed
here and may be a turn-off to some.

KICK
(INTENSITY) —6.5

The
kick was rather characteristic of the Amp Energy line; it kept me awake, though
for most of the time I still could feel some degree of fatigue. I found it useful for keeping me from
falling asleep over my physiology studies, though for a long drive I’d probably
go for something at least a bit stronger.

KICK
(DURATION) —8

Amp
Energy—Sugar Free actually surpassed my expectations in terms of longevity—while
most Amp beverages tend to give out after an average of two hours, I got about
3½ before I felt tired enough that I could have slept had I needed to.

THE
DRINK OVERALL—7

Well,
it’s not spectacular, but by my standards Amp Energy—Sugar Free still does
alright. Health-conscious Mountain
Dew lovers will be the most enamored by this beverage, though with the rest of
us it will be more of a toss-up.